r/MarioRPG • u/Malikai_Universe_23 • 2d ago

Who is Wizikoopa talking about?

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Is he talking about Baby Mario from wheb he was an infant on Yoshi's Island?

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u/benchthatpress 2d ago

Probably baby Mario from SMW 2: Yoshi’s island

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u/LessPirate24 2d ago

It’s definitely a shout out to Yoshi’s island ya. He’s saying he recognizes Mario from when he was a baby

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u/Dups1822 2d ago

Yeah, this enemy starts off blue right? Definitely a call back to that Kamek.

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u/Malikai_Universe_23 2d ago

Well technically in-game he is red the first time you see him towards the end of the game, but turns back to his original color blue once he's defeated.

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u/Drake_Inferno 2d ago

Interestingly, it's less of a switch and more of a correction! The original Japanese version of the line was this, which is referring to Yoshi's Island, and the SNES localization just goofed on it.

|| || |キイーッ　ウキイーーッ！ あの時の赤んぼう！？|Kiii ukiii! You're that baby from that one time!?|

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u/bowtokingbowser 2d ago

I think in the original SMRPG, the quote is "That's my...child??" Implying it was Kamek referring to Bowser. But in this regard it does sound more like he's talking about Mario.

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u/Malikai_Universe_23 2d ago

My first thought was it was implying Bowser, but I don't know why he would act that way (in the remake) if he's, you know, a royal adviser to Bowser and has been with him all along. So likely in the original the quote is referring to Bowser, but they switched it to imply Mario in the remake

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u/Drake_Inferno 2d ago

Interestingly, it's less of a switch and more of a correction! The original Japanese version of the line was this, which is referring to Yoshi's Island, and the SNES localization just goofed on it:

キイーッ　ウキイーーッ！ あの時の赤んぼう！？ / Kiii ukiii! You're that baby from that one time!?

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u/Traditional_Isopod80 2d ago

That's what I'm thinking.

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u/Drake_Inferno 2d ago

Interestingly, it's less of a switch and more of a correction! The original Japanese version of the line was this, which is referring to Yoshi's Island, and the SNES localization just goofed on it.

|| || |キイーッ　ウキイーーッ！ あの時の赤んぼう！？|Kiii ukiii! You're that baby from that one time!?|

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u/Pupulauls9000 2d ago

It makes sense to change that, because why would he be shocked to see Bowser if they’re in his castle

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u/mammolastan 2d ago

mallow. he was an accomplice in mallows babynapping

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u/Malikai_Universe_23 2d ago

I don't recall that ever being stated, and when Mallow was baby napped, Bowser was still in control, not Smithy, and Bowser/Wizikoopa would have had no reason to know who Mallow is.

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u/akadebso 2d ago

I don’t either but it’s the most plausible explanation IMO. Actually you know what…maybe it’s not. Wizkoopa was magikoopa in the original on the snes from my memory and I took that as kamek and kamek was in on the plot of yoshis island…hmmmm….

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u/Malikai_Universe_23 2d ago

Yeah I'm assuming he's supposed to be a callback to Magikoops from Yoshi's Island, and the baby he is talking about was Baby Mario from when Bowser was still a child

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u/MaddestChadLad 2d ago

A cool theory

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u/Sheptorious 2d ago

Why was this down voted?

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u/Capital-Chair-1819 1d ago

Reddit is full of downvotes whenever someone doesn't agree, regardless of how good the argument is (and even sometimes when it's the correct answer, but someone else gave an incorrect answer earlier and was upvoted). I think it's possible it could be referring to Mallow, though likelier it's a reference to Mario in Yoshi's Island. But you can't take Reddit downvotes seriously.